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1. Re: Falcon Exhaust (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1996 17:47:06 -0500 (CDT); I have used a Falcon on my Midget for the last three or four years. I must agree that the fit was perfect and it does look very nice, however, it does not last forever. The pipe on mine is starting t; /html/mgs/1996-09/msg00261.html (8,014 bytes)
2. Parts Wanted (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 22:20:29 -0500 (CDT); Hi all - It has come to my attention that the steering in my '74 Midget has become unacceptably vague. The rack is implicated. So, I'm wondering, who out there in NetLand has a spare rack they are wa; /html/mgs/1996-09/msg01055.html (6,618 bytes)
3. Re: 1275 - Short Block (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Thu, 1 Aug 1996 08:26:29 -0500 (CDT); I realize you didn't ask, but I'm curious. The A-Series engine is tough enough, and simple enough, that a rebuild, even one by a home mechanic, should go better than that. Are you certain that the co; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00011.html (7,757 bytes)
4. Re: What looks like this: \ \ ? (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 14:10:14 -0500 (CDT); George - I'm not sure what kind of bushings you're using, but the Winners Circle nylon/moly offset bushings in my Midget are such a tight fit that once they're clamped in place they won't budge. They; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00257.html (7,734 bytes)
5. Re: Distributor Timing Advance springs (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 14:32:47 -0500 (CDT); Timing drift (a.k.a. spark scatter) is not a result of weak distributor springs. Weak springs manifest themselves as overly quick advance. Most often, the cause of spark scatter is worn distributor b; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00468.html (7,679 bytes)
6. Re: front end clunk now also rear end clunk (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 15:56:18 -0500 (CDT); Well, my firsthand experience with this is limited to the wires that came on my Midget. They had worn splines and loose spokes and were not true and made funny-creaky noises at low speeds and flexed; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00559.html (10,509 bytes)
7. Re: stupid timing question (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 15:27:18 -0500 (CDT); Um, usually there will be a dynamic timing spec, which will give you better timing in the event that the distributor's advance curve is not what it was/should be. It is my humble opinion, to boot, th; /html/mgs/1996-08/msg00755.html (10,307 bytes)
8. Re: Split Fires .... (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 10:32:51 -0500 (CDT); Snake oil. If that little forked side electrode is going to provide an extra spark path that you desperately need, why not pick up the Bosch plugs with one center and three side electrodes? That shou; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00043.html (8,326 bytes)
9. Re: Okay, I'll bite (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 11:06:58 -0500 (CDT); Actually, it was my impression that that great determiner of automotive fashion, the U.S. military, was in the process of phasing the stuff out, and most likely this would signal the end of the trend; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00046.html (9,425 bytes)
10. Midget rear brakes (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 16:41:45 -0500 (CDT); OK, short question. I know that disk and wire wheel Spridgets use different axle housings, halfshafts, etc. What about rear brake components, specifically the shoes, wheel cylinders, and backing plat; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00056.html (6,675 bytes)
11. Re: Brake fluid (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Wed, 3 Jul 1996 08:22:42 -0500 (CDT); The, um, PORK RIND trick? I need to know more about this. Is there a good reason I should carry a bag 'o' crispy cholesterol in my trunk? Perhaps they figure it is a High Priestess' job to know these; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00150.html (7,471 bytes)
12. Midget cooling and funny mail (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Sun, 7 Jul 1996 23:59:37 -0500 (CDT); I have two things to discuss today. First, my Midget is running warm. When the temperature is above 80-85 degrees F, the temp. runs a good deal higher than the thermostat temperature. I know the radi; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00292.html (8,321 bytes)
13. Getting Home (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 10:35:37 -0500 (CDT); It has been mentioned before on the list that pantyhose makes a passable emergency fan belt. I always felt that, although this trick could someday come in handy, since I carry spare fan belts I don't; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00401.html (7,020 bytes)
14. Re: [MG] A list plea(se)... (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 15:39:49 -0500 (CDT); If you're a UNIX-type person, or a transient user who tends to lose floppies (like me), or you just don't like Eudora (like me, sorry Andy), you can use a unix program called Procmail that filters yo; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg00520.html (6,795 bytes)
15. Re: MGA problems : fuel gauge (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 22:13:38 -0500 (CDT); Don (et al): I dunno the cause, but I ('74 Midget) have the same problem. Full(indicated) = Full(actual) but 1/3(indicated) = Long Walk (actual) Anyone else? I also wonder, since the gauge pegs itsel; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg01075.html (7,137 bytes)
16. RE: Alternator (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Tue, 30 Jul 1996 22:18:02 -0500 (CDT); For even more info, I'm pretty sure the Diesels all had alternators in the 80-90 Amp range, if I remember right. The one good thing I have to say about my DieselBunny (other than mileage) was that it; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg01076.html (7,096 bytes)
17. Re: Too much Oil preasure? (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 11:54:05 -0500 (CDT); Seems to me that a fairly simple testing fixture could be made up from a small pipe with an air hose coupler thingy on one end and a fitting to fit the gauge hose (or sender) on the other end. Can an; /html/mgs/1996-07/msg01112.html (8,432 bytes)
18. Re: muffler chains (score: 1): Author: Michael T Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Thu, 27 Jun 1996 09:19:15 -0500 (CDT); I don't know about you but I'm paranoid. I won't let anyone touch my car unless they have demonstrated to me that they are an expert with it and that they care about it. I know exactly one shop whom; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg00948.html (9,189 bytes)
19. Re: Xflow heads (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 12:27:40 -0500 (CDT); I would add to this a couple other little points. Usually, with LBC's, when you're talking about going ffrom stock to crossflow (and on the B I'm pretty sure this is so), you're also talking about go; /html/mgs/1996-06/msg01009.html (8,028 bytes)
20. Re: Tires for midget...Help (score: 1): Author: Michael Chaffee <mchaffee@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>; Date: Wed, 1 May 1996 16:10:34 -0500; The general consensus seems to be that 155/80-13 is just the wrong tire for a Midget. 145/80 was stock; 165/70 will fit and allegedly behave nicely; I run 185/60-13 Yokohama A509's on stock Rostyles,; /html/mgs/1996-05/msg00014.html (7,468 bytes)

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